向抹大拉的馬利亞顯現
（太28‧9－10；約20‧11－18）
9在七日的第一日清早，耶穌復活了，就先向抹大拉的馬利亞顯現（耶穌從她身上曾趕出七個鬼）。 10她去告訴那向來跟隨耶穌的人；那時他們正哀慟哭泣。 11他們聽見耶穌活了，被馬利亞看見，卻是不信。
向兩個門徒顯現
（路24‧13－35）
12這事以後，門徒中間有兩個人往鄉下去。走路的時候，耶穌變了形像，向他們顯現。 13他們就去告訴其餘的門徒；其餘的門徒也是不信。
門徒奉差遣
（太28‧16－20；路24‧36－49；約20‧19－23；徒1‧6－8）
14後來，十一個門徒坐席的時候，耶穌向他們顯現，責備他們不信，心裏剛硬，因為他們不信那些在他復活以後看見他的人。 15他又對他們說：「你們往普天下去，傳福音給萬民聽。 16信而受洗的，必然得救；不信的，必被定罪。 17信的人必有神蹟隨着他們，就是奉我的名趕鬼；說新方言； 18手能拿蛇；若喝了甚麼毒物，也必不受害；手按病人，病人就必好了。」
耶穌升天
（路24‧50－53；徒1‧9－11）
19主耶穌和他們說完了話，後來被接到天上，坐在神的右邊。 20門徒出去，到處宣傳福音。主和他們同工，用神蹟隨着，證實所傳的道。阿們！
各位平安，我們終於來到了馬可福音的最後一章，最後一段了，耶穌榮耀的復活。
其實馬可福音結束的地方其實是16章的8節。接下來的這一段，其實並不是馬可自己的文筆，也不是自己寫下來的，應該是許多的古抄卷的作者，後來補上的。雖然是補上的，但是這並不影響馬可福音的權威性，以及他的正確性。接下來的這個幫忙補上的人把整個故事寫成一個完美的結局。
在這段裡面其實他提到了關於教會的幾個重大的責任以及我們的使命。
在路加福音其中有記載兩個人往鄉下去走路的時候，耶穌變了形象，向他們顯現。這段就是以馬忤斯的分享。耶穌向兩個門徒同行一段路，並且把舊約裡面講到耶穌的一切都跟他們講清楚了。後來在11個門徒坐席吃飯的時候，耶穌也向他們顯現。
在這段經文中，耶穌也給了地上教會幾個重要的使命。我們一同來看看。
首先當然教會有宣講福音的責任。他首先說到："你們往普天下去傳福音給萬民，信而受洗的必然得救。"在馬太福音的28章，馬太特別清楚地記載了這段，這就是大使命首要的任務。就是把這個消息──耶穌的十字架和復活──告訴萬民。在這段中，他所說的"萬民"，不再僅僅是猶太人可以聽到，而是全世界的人都應當知曉這件事。這也是教會整個福音訊息的真正關鍵。這件事情不能被淡化，不能被其他所謂的智慧教訓沖淡了，分散了。我們必須不斷強調，不停強調的是，耶穌的受死和復活，因為這是新舊約中最重要、最關鍵的啟示。這才是福音，這才是福音的核心。其他的事情都是為了這一件事情加上的。真正的福音只有耶穌基督的死與復活。
接下來，教會可以醫治人。耶穌在這裡告訴我們："信的人將有神蹟隨著他們：奉我的名趕鬼，說方言，手抓毒蛇，就是喝了什麼毒物也不受害，按手在病人身上，病人就必好了。"我們需要明白一件事情，不要只看見某些特定的 ”神蹟”。什麼叫神蹟呢？我們很多時候會將神蹟限制於肉體上的醫治，瘸腿站起來行走，瞎眼的看見，啞巴能講話，耳聾能聽見等等。但我們會忽略了最大的神蹟 - 靈魂得救的神蹟。肉體得救、肉體的醫治，在某一層上，醫學能辦到，那叫做科學。但靈魂的拯救只有神能辦到。真正的神蹟是神的拯救，而這個神的拯救就是十字架的福音。
憑著我們本來的罪性，罪的捆綁，只靠我們自己，是不會接受福音的。因著我們的罪性，我們是不會喜歡這個訊息的。當一個人願意回轉歸向福音的時候，這必然是上帝在其中動工，這就是真正的神蹟。所以，願我們不要把一些其他微支末節的事情當作神蹟。我找到工作了、找到女朋友了、買到房子了等等，這些都是上帝賜予的福份，我們應當感謝，但明白一件事，我們不要僅僅是定睛於地上的事當成是全部神蹟而錯過了最重要的神蹟 – 靈魂得救。
第三個也是非常重要的事情，神蹟的跟隨代表著神與我們同行。在《使徒行傳》中記載的五旬節聖靈的降臨，聖靈與我們同在，聖靈充滿在我們裡面，我們有了上帝的話語，有了聖靈的同在。這樣的教會才是真正能夠改變世界的教會。我們不再靠自己的手、自己的腳、自己的聲音和能力去做事情，而是神用著我們去做。在我們接下來要讀的《使徒行傳》中，其中的內容，真正的名稱應該叫做聖靈行傳，聖靈使用使徒行出了許多的神蹟。如今的我們也有聖靈的同在，聖靈同樣使用我們在這個時代，在我們周圍的人中顯出奇蹟。因此，當我們做這些事情時不再孤單，死裡復活的大能與我們同在，改變靈魂的大能與我們同在，上帝與我們同在。這是基督教會擁有大能力的最關鍵之處。
至此，珍貴的馬可福音結束了。這本"彼得回憶錄"，包含了彼得第一手與耶穌的個人接觸和經歷，將耶穌的人性和祂對人的直接、真摯的愛寫了出來。在肉身中的掙扎中，耶穌讓我們看見祂所付出的代價一點也不小，一點也不容易，而是背負著背叛、嘲弄、羞辱、鞭打、流血、釘傷，甚至與天父的暫時分離。我們看見一個充滿人性的耶穌。
感謝各位一直的聆聽，我們在五月份會開始使徒行傳的閱讀，四月份我們會將之前未完成的申命記故事完成，希望各位繼續每日讀經，建立美好的靈性和對上帝扎根的認識！
Gospel of Mark 16:9-20
When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.
She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping.
When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it.
Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country.
These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.
Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”
After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
Hello everyone,
We've finally come to the last passage of the Gospel of Mark, the glorious resurrection of Jesus.
Actually, in the Bible, what's recorded as the ending of the Gospel of Mark is actually 16:8. What follows this is not written by Mark himself but is likely added later by scribes. Even though it's an addition, it doesn't diminish the authority and correctness of the Gospel of Mark. Rather, the person who added this segment likely wanted to provide a fitting conclusion to the story.
In this passage, there are several significant responsibilities concerning the church and our mission.
In the Gospel of Luke, there's a story of Jesus appearing to two disciples on the road to Emmaus. Jesus walks with them and explains everything about himself from the Old Testament scriptures. Later, he also appears to the eleven disciples while they're having a meal.
In this text, Jesus also gives some important missions to the church on earth. Let's take a look together.
Firstly, of course, the church has the responsibility to preach the gospel. Jesus first says, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." In Matthew 28, Matthew specifically records this, emphasizing the primary task of the Great Commission. It's about spreading the message of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection to all people. In this passage, "all creation" means not just Jews but everyone in the world should know this. This is the true key to the entire gospel message. This cannot be diluted, cannot be watered down by other so-called wisdom teachings. We must constantly emphasize Jesus' death and resurrection because it's the most important revelation in both the Old and New Testaments. This is the gospel, the core of the gospel. Everything else is added to this. The true gospel is only about Jesus Christ's death and resurrection.
Next, the church can heal people. Jesus tells us here, "These signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well." We need to understand one thing, not just focusing on specific "miracles." What is a miracle? Many times, we limit miracles to physical healings like the lame walking, the blind seeing, the mute speaking, the deaf hearing, etc. But we often overlook the greatest miracle - the salvation of souls. Physical healing, physical salvation, can be achieved through medicine, that's called science. But the salvation of the soul can only be achieved by God. The true miracle is God's salvation, and this salvation is the gospel of the cross.
Because of our original sin, the bondage of sin, we will not accept the gospel on our own. Because of our sinful nature, we will not like this message. When a person is willing to turn back to the gospel, it must be God at work. This is the true miracle. So let us not regard some other minor matters as miracles. I found a job, found a girlfriend, bought a house, etc. These are all blessings from God, and we should be thankful, but understand one thing, we should not just focus on earthly matters as miracles and miss the most important miracle - the salvation of souls.
Thirdly, and also very importantly, the following of miracles represents that God is with us. In the book of Acts, the description of the Pentecostal descent of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit is with us, the Holy Spirit is full in us, we have God's word, we have the presence of the Holy Spirit. Such a church is the one that can truly change the world. We no longer rely on our own hands, feet, voices, and abilities to do things, but God uses us to do things. In the Acts of the Apostles that we are going to read next, the true name should be called the Acts of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit uses the apostles to perform many miracles. Nowadays, we also have the presence of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit likewise uses us in this era to show miracles among the people around us. Therefore, when we do these things, we are no longer alone, because God is with us. This is the key point where Christianity and the church have great power.
So far, the precious Gospel of Mark has come to an end. This "Peter's Memoirs" contains Peter's first-hand personal contact and experience with Jesus, portraying Jesus' humanity and His direct, sincere love for people. In the struggle of the flesh, Jesus shows us the cost He paid, which is not small at all, not easy at all, but carrying betrayal, mockery, shame, whipping, bleeding, nailing, and even temporary separation from the Heavenly Father. We see a Jesus full of humanity.
Thank you all for listening all along. We will start reading the Acts of the Apostles in May, and in April, we will complete the unfinished story of Deuteronomy. I hope you will continue to read the Bible daily, to build a good spirituality and a rooted understanding of God!
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